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Version 2THE SILENT MAN - Dream Theater (Awake) Standard Tuning (EADGBe) [VERSE] G D A question well served, Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Is silence like a fever? G D A voice never heard? Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Or a message with no receiver? [PRE-CHORUS] Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9 Pray they won't ask behind the stained glass D11/C D/C There's always one more mask [VERSE] G D Has man been a victim Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Of his woman, of his father? G D If he elects not to bother Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Will he suffocate their faith? [PRE-CHORUS] Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9 Desperate to fall behind the Great Wall D11/C D/C That separates us all [CHORUS] E F#m A B When there is reason, tonight I'm awake E F#m A B E Eadd9 E When there's no answer, arrive the silent man E F#m A B If there is balance, tonight He's awake E F#m A B E Eadd9 E If they have to suffer, there lies the silent man [INTERLUDE] D Bb/D G/D D* C/D Gadd11 G/A D/F# Bbsus2 Csus4 C G/D D* C/D Gadd11 G/A G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 [PRE-CHORUS] Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9 Sin without deceivers, a God with no believers D11/C D/C I could sail by on the winds of silence Em Cadd9 And maybe they won't notice D But this time I think it'd be better if I swim E F#m A B When there is reason, tonight I'm awake E F#m A B E Eadd9 E When there's no answer, arrive the silent man E F#m A B If there is balance, tonight He's awake E F#m A B E Eadd9 E If they have to suffer, there lies the silent man A B E There lies the silent man [CHORD POSITIONS] G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A D11/C D/C e|--3----2----0------3------1----|--0----0----0-----0------0-------x---||- B|--3----3----0------3------1----|--0----0----1-----3------3-------7---||- G|--0----2----0------0------0----|--0----0----0-----0------0-------7---||- D|--0----0----2------2------3----|--2----4----2-----4------4-------7---||- A|--2---------4------3------3----|--2----2----0-----0------3-------x---||- E|--3----------------------------|--0----0-------------------------8---||- VERSE CHORDS PRE-CHORUS CHORDS E F#m A B Eadd9 Bb/D G/D D* C/D Gadd11 G/A D/F# Bbsus2 e|--0----0-----0----0----0---|--1-----7---5----3-----3------0-----2------1---||- B|--0----0-----0----0----0---|--3-----8---7----5-----0------3-----3------1---||- G|--1----2-----6----8----1---|--3-----7---7----5-----5------4-----2------3---||- D|--2----4-----7----9----4---|--0-----0---0----0-----5------5-----0------3---||- A|--2----4-----7----9----2---|------------------------------0-----0------1---||- E|--0----0-----0----0----0---|------------------------------------2----------||- CHORUS CHORDS INTERLUDE CHORDS